Blue Jays vs Red Sox Prediction - MLB Picks 5/2/23

Boston Red Sox (16-14) vs Toronto Blue Jays (18-11)

Game Info: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7:10 pm (Fenway Park)

Tanner Houck (3-1) (4.50) vs Yusei Kikuchi (4-0) (3.00)

Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox +105 / Toronto Blue Jays -125 --- Over/Under: 9.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Toronto Blue Jays will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their series on Tuesday night at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Blue Jays Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are 18-11 this season and they have won six of their last eight games. Prior to losing Game 1 of this series, Toronto won two out of three games against Seattle. The Toronto pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a .231 opponent batting average this year. The Blue Jays offense has scored 137 runs with a .258 batting average and a .334 on base percentage. Matt Chapman is batting .379 with five home runs and 21 RBI’s for the Blue Jays. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Yusei Kikuchi, who is 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 27.0 innings pitched this season.

Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox are 16-14 this season and they have won three games in a row. Boston won Game 1 in this series by a score of 6-5 on Monday night. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.96 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 169 runs with a .261 batting average and a .336 on base percentage this season. Rafael Devers is batting .235 with 10 home runs and 27 RBI’s for the Red Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Tanner Houck, who is 3-1 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP over 26.0 innings pitched this year.

Trends

Toronto is 6-2 in their last 8 games and 4-0 in their last 4 Tuesday games. The under is 4-1-1 in Toronto’s last 6 road games. Boston is 5-2 in their last 7 Tuesday games and 7-3 in their last 10 home games. The over is 6-2 in Boston’s last 8 home games. The over is 5-0 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.

Pick

Boston was able to get the win in Game 1 in this series on Monday, but Toronto has been the better team to start the season. Boston has hit the ball well to start the year, but their pitching has really let them down. The Red Sox have a team ERA of 4.50. Boston is starting Tanner Houck, who has allowed three earned runs or fewer in all five starts this year. The Blue Jays are starting Yusei Kikuchi, who has allowed two earned runs in his last three starts (17.2 IP). I like Toronto to get the win here. 

David’s Pick Blue Jays ML

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